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The Impact of Virtual Reality Toward Telemedicine: A Qualitative Study

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Telemedicine is quickly becoming an essential asset in the healthcare industry today. After COVID, the combination of virtual reality (VR) technology and telemedicine is quickly becoming a safe and effective solution for patients. Despite the advantages of employing VR in medical education and treatment, various problems and limits lead to the technology’s ineffectiveness or misuse. As a result, addressing potential problems associated with VR could be beneficial in the strategic decision-making process for implementing and developing this technology in the healthcare industry. This research used case study method to identify current issues of VR technology adoption at a large US hospital system. The findings of this qualitative study explore potential concerns and limitations of current VR technology. Suggestions and insights are highlighted to benefit researchers and practitioners.

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Zhao, F., Sochacki, D., Witenko, J., Kogan, R. (2022). The Impact of Virtual Reality Toward Telemedicine: A Qualitative Study. In: Duffy, V.G., Gao, Q., Zhou, J., Antona, M., Stephanidis, C. (eds) HCI International 2022 – Late Breaking Papers: HCI for Health, Well-being, Universal Access and Healthy Aging. HCII 2022. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 13521. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-17902-0_15

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